Luann Sharp Email & Phone Number

Toledo, Ohio Area

Responsible for The Blade's marketing, branding, creative support of revenue opportunities, and special events management.

Toledo, Ohio

Responsible for features, photo and art departments. Also handle recruiting, union contract and discipline issues, and department budgeting.

Toledo/Independence, Ohio

Was Public and Media Relations Manager for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. and Toledo Edison, Centerior Energy Corporation companies. Held various public relations and employee communications positions in the organization prior to becoming a manager, most of them with Toledo Edison. First position was as a public relations specialist at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor.

Responsible for all customer contact personnel, from call center to meter reading, walk-in offices to collections. Managed a staff of 165, including union and non-union personnel. Also served as media point of contact regarding customer issues and power outages, and assisted with crafting customer communication and policies. Was member of managment negotiating team through two separate contract negotiations with customer service and office personnel. Had employees in offices in Toledo, Defiance, and Sandusky, Ohio.

Toledo,Oh.

Responsible for establishing news coverage priorities, budgeting and hiring and firing of news talent. Began in the production department, recording commercials and working behind the scenes on newscasts. Was promoted to news assignment editor, and then news director.

Gathered news, wrote stories, delivered on-air newscasts.

Adrian, Mi

Wrote and delivered morning newscasts. Attended local government and school board meetings, and represented the radio stations at numerous public functions.